If Patterson can stay healthy and give McDougle time to grow into the position, we will have a nice secondary to go along with our monster d-line. I love the fact that Idzik picked up a number of key special teams players. It is often forgotten but, is a major factor in field position. I still worry about the O-line, and will continue to post it's importance, until the unit is solid. We can have a special running game, if they can dominate up front. When you have a young QB and you bring in two special RB's -- you make sure that the O-line is in good shape. Winters and Aboushi is not very reassuring. I hope Dozier can step up quickly. If he is the real deal, Dozier and a healthy Colon could get the job done. I would still look to pick up a solid veteran, if one becomes available.

Former Jets defensive coordinator Mike Pettine said the Patriots may
have acquired copies of the Jets defensive playbooks before they played.
In a profile on themmqb.com, Pettine, who is now the Browns head coach
and was the Jets defensive coordinator from 2009-12, said they suspected the Patriots may have gotten their hands on the playbook.

Those suspicions were somewhat confirmed when Patriots quarterback
Tom Brady bragged to Jets outside linebackers coach Mike Smith that the
Pats may or may not have had a few Jets defensive playbooks. The
conversation occurred at Wes Welker’s wedding. Smith and Welker were
college roommates.

“It didn’t shock me because Rex would give them out like candy
anyway,” Pettine told the website. “He gave one out to [Alabama coach
Nick] Saban and I was like, ‘Don’t you know Saban and Bill [Belichick]
are pretty good friends? I have a feeling it’s going to end up in New
England.’ ”

Some are saying Vick is losing his desire. He had to know what he was signing up for as a Jet, they made it perfectly clear to him. Vicks comments earlier as "no qb wants to sit on the bench," and I can't see myself as a back up" make this a possibility. Also his steadfast comments that there is no competition when he knew his bosses preach the competition line, also says something.

Maybe Vick did know what he was getting into, but now the reality is settling in with him and he is having trouble coming to terms with it. I hope he can work this out within himself, because he seems like a good team guy who would benefit Geno as he grows and matures as a young QB.

Rich Cimini article on Goodson is ridiculous. Trying to paint this as some massive failure by the Jets front office. Goodson was an unfortunate sigining. Him trying to paint it as some unilateral failing by the Jets and Idzik is silly.

Every NFL teams signs these types of guys every year some work out others fail. Giving a talented players with somewhat checkered pasts is no failing. It is what every team does to try and acquire top flight talent at cheap rates.

Goodson is gone, but to paint it as anything other than a calculated risk that did not pan out is false.

@harvlis The OL will look a lot better with QB competence running the WCO and the fact that CJ2K is a legitimate threat in the passing game. Once defenses stop with 8 in the box every down and don't blitz with impunity, the OL will be solid. Plus, the question marks are (1) Colon, because of injury; and (2) Winters, because of inexperience/injury/position change. If healthy, Colon is a positive and Winters showed at the end of last season that he can, at least, become an average NFL OG.

Now, depth is always an issue until the depth players start. Sometimes they're a disaster, like Colin Baxter, but sometimes they're more than adequate, like Rob Turner or Wayne Hunter in 2010. I'm all for signing a vet for needed depth and Wade Smith, IMO, would be a perfect addition. But, if last year's week 17 starters are healthy and ready for week 1, the OL is not a problem; it's a strength.

@SackDance99@harvlis I don't think that Winters or Aboushi will never be good players. They could become great. But, going into a season with our new weapons and having a young QB -- I would make sure, prior to the season, that the O-line was not going to have any weak link(s). If we end up with great depth, even better.

I don't think there's a good chance he ends up there (less because they play press-man and more because he'd be a slot corner for them with Revis/Browner already in the fold, and he doesn't like playing the slot apparently), but I'm not surprised they'd kick the tires.

The Pats kick the tires on pretty much every available veteran. It's like a reflex for them.

@a57se@harold What would be even better would be for him to say to the media that they did everything right and that it was a good signing ... but then review their processes behind the scenes to hopefully avoid a repeat anyway.

@a57se NFL teams can't use hindsight to second guess themselves. One crack of self-doubt in the foundation and you're screwed.

The signing was fine, the team got out of it with minimal issue. Unless Cimini expects every GM to be forthright when he signs a player that isn't what they hoped (which is an irrational expectation), this is just pandering to the Jet-hating contingent of fans and media.

@BenNevis I think that's true, but I don't actually think it's motivated by money. I think he's got some personal issues to sort through based on some of the reactions we've heard.

Also, by not showing up, he's losing out on money in respect of fines and also the team might potentially be on the hook for part of his salary due to him being still injured and therefore worthy of receiving a settlement.

Having played for the team last year, I think the best the Jets could hope to recover from his signing bonus would be two-thirds anyway and therefore he's not that much better off than he would be by showing up (not to mention that if he's not guilty then there's no chance of recovering anything).

The fact his agent wasn't sure what was going on suggests money isn't the issue.

@gbrownn According to that link, this is something that both happens all the time, and is obviously not the full playbook. We saw the playbooks on hardknocks the next year, and they were easily three times the size.

But if this does happen all the time, there's got to be some kind of agreement to not give it to division rivals, right? I've never heard of it happening to other teams, and it's not like it would put it past Belicheck to cheat in order to gain an unfair advantage.

How the mighty have fallen. It wasn’t that long ago that Brandon Flowers’ name was mentioned in the same breath as the league’s best. In 2010 he graded out as PFF’s second best cornerback and allowed just one touchdown all season. Fast forward to 2013 and Flowers missed two games, still gave up five touchdowns, allowed 0.95 yards per snap (third worst) and his 66.7 percent pass completions allowed ranked him fifth worst in the league. The net result is that the Chiefs are reportedly looking to trade him.

In defense of Flowers, he is a special breed of shadow corner (five games) in the fact he played 50 percent of his snaps in the slot. The closest comparisons would be Kyle Arrington (seven shadow games, 55 percent slot) and William Gay (five shadow games, 43 percent slot) and both Arrington and Gay are more a product of the usage of the other cornerbacks on the roster (Talib in New England, Taylor in Pittsburgh), whereas Flowers, Kansas City’s top corner, is specifically given that role. As a result of the way he is used, Flowers sees extended playing time against smaller, faster receivers, running routes that get them open quickly. His shadow duties last season were on Dez Bryant, Cecil Shorts, DeSean Jackson and Wes Welker (twice). If Flowers sticks in K.C. for another year I’d expect a similar performance, which is a useful nugget of information for those playing daily fantasy games when speedy slot receivers play the Chiefs.

@a57se@__fense It would depend on a case by case basis. We lost what, a million dollars and a roster spot for a few weeks because Goodson didn't work out? A first round pick busting would lose us a first round pick, a few million dollars, and a roster spot for a few years. One is lose very little, gain very little, and the other is lose a lot, gain very little.

Yes your right..Fall is the best in CT no mudd.I worked in constuction in CT and NY. working wiring new houses. commercial stores ect... and its muddy. however fishing season opens up and time to plant flowers and stuff spring also has it really good things to do.